RIAA Claims P2P Has Been Contained

Magorak writes "USA Today is reporting the RIAA now claims that the issues surrounding P2P and piracy have been contained and are no longer as big an issue as they once were. From the article; 'The problem has not been eliminated,' says association CEO Mitch Bainwol. 'But we believe digital downloads have emerged into a growing, thriving business, and file-trading is flat.'"

Comments

looks like baghdad bob got a new job

[Indy1]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baghdad_Bob

Re:that is ridiculous- e.g. Gnutella

[DigitalAX]

Not to get totally off topic, but ever heard of a thing called the Invasion at Normandy? You know, where Allied troops stormed the beach to begin driving the Germans OUT of France?

But yeah, the Frenchies had it all under control...maybe we were late because we were still pissed about that whole WWI/Great War business.

Re:that is ridiculous- e.g. Gnutella

[noewun]

The French "fought" the Germans in the same way the RIAA "fought" P2P: make a couple of largely ceremonial gestures, the declare victory (or, in France's case, defeat) and buckle down for the duration. I dare you to find one large-scale engagament before June 6th, 1944 in which French troops caused the Germans serious casualties. France fell in 40 days, most of it spent sitting behind the Maignot line wondering where the Germans were.

Of course the U.S. didn't win WWII by itself: no country did. But claiming that French actions had any significant effect on German troop levels isn't even a good troll. Now, if you'd mentioned the Soviet Union. . .

Re:that is ridiculous- e.g. Gnutella

[Minwee]

And did you ever hear of something called the American Revolution? Just curious.

Re:that is ridiculous- e.g. Gnutella

[ncc74656]

I dare you to find one large-scale engagament before June 6th, 1944 in which French troops caused the Germans serious casualties. France fell in 40 days, most of it spent sitting behind the Maignot line wondering where the Germans were.

Hell, the french were fighting with the Nazis in northern Africa. Look up Operation Torch if you don't believe me. (The Big Red One is one depiction of this operation.)